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Be it known that I, JOHN S. HITTELL, of the city and county of vSan Francisco, invented a new and useful Washing Machine, consisting of an upright paddle-wheel common wash-tub, and is much more expeditious than the Wash-board, thus furni State of California, have which can be placed in any Shing a valuable, cheap, and

In the accompanying drawings representing the machine, A is a cross-board which passes ovex` the top of the tub,and is held in its place by the hails, which turn up over the ends. B is a hole in the middle of the cross-board, through which hole the axle of the Wheel passes. C is the Yaxle of the wheel, held in its place while in use by the cross-board at the topand by a pivot or socket at the bottom of the tub. D is the handle passing through the axle, and made to be grasped by a hand at each end. E E EE are four paddles fastened to the axle, F is acommon Wash-tub. G G are pegs or nails driven into the ends the bails from slipping down over the ends after the board is fixed in its place.

I claim the combination of the Wheel (made of the axle C, the paddles E E E, and the handle D) irith'the cross-board A, and a pivot or socket at the base of the axle to keep it in pla-ce.

of the cross-board to prevent l JOHN s. HITTELL. SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 1866.

Witnesses:

H. B. LIvINesToN, J. W. McKnNzIn. 

